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Nosographic classification of any infectious disease (eg sepsis, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, meningitis, septic arthritis, etc.) and of the most appropriate microbiological diagnostic approach. Formulation of the request for microbiological examinations and correct reading / interpretation of the report.

Microbiologia Clinica - Debbia - Esculapio

Knowledge of the various methodological approaches that can be used for the direct and indirect microbiological diagnosis of infectious diseases.
Knowledge of the correct microbiological diagnostic procedures for the etiological diagnosis of infections, with particular reference to the appropriateness of the required tests and to the interpretation of the results of the microbiological investigations.

Lectures

Final exam will be held at the end of the course together with Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Pathology.
Exam will consist of a written test (multiple choice/multiple answer/graded difficulty); plus a non-mandatory oral test.

1) Microbial pathogenesis
Microbe-Host Relationship
2) The Host Defense
The natural defenses of the organism
The immune response
Infection and spread
Replication of microorganisms
Survival strategy of microbes and Persistent Infections
The pathological consequences of infections
3) Clinical Manifestation and Diagnosis of Infections
Respiratory Infections
Infections of the Genito-Urinary Apparatus
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Obstetric and Perinatal infections
Infections of the Central Nervous System
Intravascular and Cardiac infections
Ocular infections
Infections of skin, bones and joints
Infections Transmitted by Vectors
Zoonoses
Fever of unknown origin
Infections of the Immunocompromised host